Brett Gardner Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gardner does his damage against fastballs: a .823 OPS against them, against .421 on offspeed pitches.

285 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 51 on offspeed pitches.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

10 of Gardner's 10 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 408 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2021.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gardner walks in 4.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 15.3% with the bases empty.

90 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 372 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gardner is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .267 OPS there against .690 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Gardner walks in 13.2% of his plate appearances, 94th percentile.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 41st in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

10 of Gardner's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2021.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gardner strikes out in 20% of his trips against right-handers and 26.8% of them against left-handers.

350 plate appearances against right-handers, 112 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

25.4% of Gardner's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.8% of it with the bases empty.

90 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 372 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gardner slugs .432 against fastballs and .236 against breaking balls.

285 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.1% of Gardner's batted balls are barrelled, 26th percentile.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 481st in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Gardner trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 26th percentile barrel rate, 69th percentile strikeout rate.

462 plate appearances in 2021. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2021.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gardner's fly balls travel 261 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

118 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Getting on base is what he does best

Gardner is on base at a .328 clip, 73rd percentile in the league.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 180th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gardner has an OPS of .539; with the bases empty it is .725.

90 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 372 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gardner averages 85.7 mph off the bat, 32nd percentile in the league.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 445th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gardner finds a productive launch angle on only 30.8% of his contact, 26th percentile.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 482nd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gardner is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .834 OPS there against .690 overall.

77 plate appearances in that situation.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Gardner strikes out in only 21.6% of his trips, 69th percentile.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 203rd in MLB.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Gardner pulls 32.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

96 pulled, 136 up the middle and 66 the other way over 298 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gardner strikes out in 18.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.3% with the bases empty.

90 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 372 with the bases empty.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.4% of Gardner's contact reaches 95 mph, 38th percentile.

462 plate appearances in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 402nd in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Gardner averages 84.0 mph off the bat, against 86.2 with the bases empty.

67 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 226 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gardner hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.2 mph on average there, against 84.7 up the middle.

92 batted balls to his pull side, 135 up the middle.

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